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5901) Grim's Daughter
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I wasn't supposed to be possible.
Dead means dead, and the dead don't reproduce. But when Lucifer ceased to exist, things went a little haywire for a while, opening a strange supernatural phenomena that made a lot of things possible, including me.
Not that I'm complaining, but being the living, breathing daughter of Death and Fate has its own set of challenges.
Like career day at school. Every year it was the same thing. And every year I was sent...
5902) Cryptid: Probe
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About the Book They live among us. Working with his father, renowned archeologist Edward St. James, and his new wife, Misti Alarcon, Adam St. James continues his investigation into the Gens Collective and its rival rebel faction, the Black Shirts. Both factions seek the demise of homo sapiens and have developed the means to destroy humanity in what they call the Great Cull. And they seek to destroy each other. As Adam continues his dialog with Paulo...
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Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Goldilocks, Hansel and Gretel, and other storybook icons are ingeniously reimagined in this stunning collection of updated adult fairy tales from some of today's finest fantasists For many of us, the fairy tale was our first exposure to the written word and the power of storytelling. These wondrous works of magic and morality enthralled us, enchanted us, sometimes terrified us, and remain in our hearts and memories...
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This "wondrous" collection of fantasy tales from Neil Gaiman, Patricia A. McKillip, and others "is a treasure chest. Open it and revel in its riches" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
For this enchanting anthology-a World Fantasy Award finalist-editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling "asked their contributors to reimagine Fäerie" in the present day, or "search its more dimly lit pathways," and the authors have responded with bountiful imagination....
5905) Black Swan, White Raven
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Unforgettable stories of witches and wishes, Sleeping Beauties and Snow Whites, ingeniously twisted into darker, more grown-up shapes by fantasy fiction's most talented practitioners Once again, World Fantasy Award–winning editors Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling prove that fairy tales don't have to be for little children and that happily ever after doesn't necessarily mean forever. Black Swan, White Raven is Datlow and Windling's fourth collection...
5906) Les Abysses
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Le 21 décembre 2012, les Mayas avaient prédit la fin d'un cycle, ce qui a conduit certaines personnes à évoquer la possibilité d'une fin du monde. Cependant, imaginez si quelque chose de plus complexe, surnaturel et imprévisible s'était réellement produit. Dans cet ouvrage, la fratrie Céleste et Liam, ainsi que d'autres protagonistes, doivent affronter des êtres venus d'un univers différent, se mettant de fait en danger. Parviendront-ils...
5907) Niflheim
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It began Four hundred ninety-four years ago. The Earth split open and out poured darkness and wrath. The plague ravaged the people and the demons feasted. Three children, champions, were born to save what was left. Years have passed since their birth and the World has turned dark and desolate with little hope or life left. Childhoods were filled with training and conditioning and weapons. They were gifted animal companions at birth, each one specific...
5908) Lightning in a Bottle
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Rebecca Marwood is trapped in her guardian's house, but something in the night draws her to the fire and steel of his exotic menagerie. And there she finds freedom in the strangest of places... If you like gothic monsters and steel lovers, grab LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE now!
5909) Aestrangel the Fallen
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Hell hath no fury like an angel scorned! Aestra, favorite teenaged angel of The Lord, has been sent to Earth to ensure that high school senior, Jake Parker, pursues the correct path. He is teetering between two options that may seem innocuous, but only one will lead him to positively impact the lives of millions of humans. But what happens when the heart chooses love over responsibility? For Aestra, one fateful night will set into motion a chain of...
5910) Temper
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When life doesn't go as planned, there's no telling whose temper will be more explosive.
Having a baby wasn't in October's plans, but being a pregnant virgin is just one more sacrifice along her journey. With Von gone and Captain Finn stepping up, reaping is the only thing October can do to take her mind off things. Even her dream life starts to twist with a little too much darkness and begins to bleed into reality.
October isn't sure who she can...
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Ossified is a doomed man's story of self-destruction remedied by retribution. Aiden grapples with the remnants of his life after dying in a fire that leaves him a man only of bone and a newly acting denizen of the natural world. The novel begins with cold realism before descending into the darker themes of fantasy and folklore.Aiden's journey causes him to encounter new terrors, while the wild beauty of Appalachia acts as a backdrop for his actions....
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When a princess is kidnapped like her mother before her, a daring rescue is launched to save them both...
It's been eleven years since Princess Song's mother was kidnapped by masked men atop horses made of purple water. Now the men and their eerie horses have returned-and have taken the princess.
On the bright side, she's reunited with her mother, the queen, and learns of her daring escape plan-a plan that means facing deadly dragons...
Zhen...
5913) Dare
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What happens when a pixie outcast seizes the Faerie throne… but her beloved prince becomes a wanted criminal?Sassy pixie Calla loves the prankster life. Sure, her trickster ways irritate other fae. In fact, some elves want to exile Calla from Faerie. But then, everything changes. Why? Calla's magic erases an evil blight on the Faerie realm, and so the pariah pixie becomes something unexpected: a Fae Queen.Yet no sooner does Calla take the crown...
5914) The Grim and the Grave
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When her love is taken from her, Clover will do anything to get him back...
Half-fae and reviled by the town of Veritas for being so, Clover Grimaldi and her human mother work as servants to the cruel and ruthless Dr. Van Doren. Obeying Dr. Van Doren is the only thing keeping Clover and her mother safe. But Clover has a secret: her forbidden and reciprocated love for Grant, Dr. Van Doren's only son.
When Grant meets an untimely and suspicious death,...
5915) Puppeteer
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Be Yourself. Become Yourself.Can you keep a secret? In the aftermath of the exposed affair, Tobin isn't doing so well, pulling away from Olivia, his work, his life. When he ends up in a club to hate himself in someone else's company, he crosses paths with Ephraim, an enterprising alchemist with whom he experiences instant unexpected chemistry. Just as uncomfortable with his identity as Tobin, Ephraim offers him something no one else has: answers about...
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Drawing on the mythology of the Green Man and the power of nature, Neil Gaiman, Jane Yolen, and others serve up "a tasty treat for fantasy fans" (Booklist).
There are some "genuine gems" in this "enticing collection" of fifteen stories and three poems, all featuring "diverse takes on mythical beings associated with the protection of the natural world," most involving a teen's coming-of-age. Delia Sherman "takes readers into New York City's Central...
5917) Zinnia
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As the last dragon shifter, I live alone, hiding in one of Earth's sacred deserts. My human handlers tell me that I have no parents, no name, and no purpose other than to train for battle and one day become a vessel for the reincarnation of Chimera, the greatest dragon shifter of all. Sadly, Chimera's rebirth will mean my own death. But my handlers say this sacrifice is a noble fate that will rebuild the dragon shifter world.I shall die on my seventeenth...
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A collection of short dark fantasy and horror fiction. Twelve eerie tales and a novella. Read with a flashlight under the covers. Some of the tales are fun, some even thoughtful, but others might give you the strange feeling something is creeping up behind you. In that case--beware the thing under the bed.
5919) Unravel
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This is a story of conflicting identity, forged in deception, and perfect for fans of “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and Kate Chopin's “The Awakening”. Take your second step and be brave despite fear.
Nora is her country's first Unfortunate soldier—born without any powers and the only one of her kind still serving the Gifted elite. At the hem of a hesitant princess-turned-queen, Nora struggles to keep her fallen lover's promise with the country's...
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Can a dog turn into a vampire if it bites a vampire?
Loyal Rez dog Gertrude saves her human Doreen from becoming a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman statistic.
Doreen starts to think her neighbor was more than a creep, when Gertrude develops an allergy to sunlight and starts to crave raw meat, the bloodier the better.
Will she have to put her loyal companion down?
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